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Fishermen in Essaouira. The EU Court of Justice said an EU-Morocco trade deal on agriculture goods and fisheries didn’t guarantee the rights of Saharawis. (Photo: Mark Fisher)

MEPs heap praise on Morocco before legal opinion

A group of MEPs has stressed the importance of Morocco as a privileged EU partner for security in the Mediterranean, a few days before a top EU lawyer is due to present a legal opinion on a controversial EU-Morocco trade deal.

French Brice Hortefeux and Rachida Dati, Romanian Cristian Preda, Spanish Antonio Lopez-Isturiz White, all from the centre-right EPP group, and French Socialist Gilles Pargneaux all praised the north African kingdom on Wednesday (7 September).

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Fishermen in Essaouira. The EU Court of Justice said an EU-Morocco trade deal on agriculture goods and fisheries didn’t guarantee the rights of Saharawis. (Photo: Mark Fisher)

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